Per Alex Byington of On3.com, the new timeout rules will penalize teams for faking injuries in hopes of slowing the game down.
"Under the new rule, if medical personnel are forced to enter the field of play to evaluate an injured player after the ball is spotted by the officiating crew, the player’s team will be charged a timeout," Byington stated. "If that team doesn’t have any remaining timeouts, a five-yard delay-of-game penalty will be assessed."
"Under the new rule, if medical personnel are forced to enter the field of play to evaluate an injured player after the ball is spotted by the officiating crew, the player’s team will be charged a timeout," Byington stated. "If that team doesn’t have any remaining timeouts, a five-yard delay-of-game penalty will be assessed."
